The payments are noted in state of Oregon expenditure records. Will Lyles of Complete Scouting Services in Houston received $25,000 and Baron Flenory of New Level Athletics received $3,745.

Lyles is a former trainer who served as a mentor to running back recruit Lache Seastrunk, who redshirted last season in his first year in Eugene.

Flenory runs Badger Sports Elite camps, which Ducks such as running back DeAnthony Thomas, defensive back Cliff Harris, defensive back Dior Mathis and receiver Tacoi Sumler have attended. Flenory also had a relationship with Oregon signee Anthony Wallace.

On Wednesday, Thomas tweeted, “JUST GOT OUT OF A MEETING WIT THE NCAA PEOPLE MAN IT FELT LIKE I WAS TALKING TO THE POLICE.”

Shortly after Robinson’s report went online, Joe Schad and Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com reported that the NCAA is taking a closer look at the recruiting of Seastrunk, one of the top running backs in last year’s class. ESPN.com also reported that the NCAA is looking into the recruiting of Heisman finalist LaMichael James, who also has a relationship with Lyles.

The ESPN.com report links Lyles, a Houston resident, to several top Texas recruits who ended up at schools such as Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Oklahoma State, USC and Texas A&M.

According to Robinson, if Lyles and Flenory were involved in directing recruits to Oregon, they would be considered boosters. Payments by the school to boosters would be considered a violation of Bylaw 13, which prohibits booster from lobbying recruits on behalf of a school.

Robinson was unable to reach Lyles, but Flenory told him the payment was for a recruiting service his company provided to Oregon that compiled information on potential recruits.

“Most programs purchase recruiting services,” Oregon coach Chip Kelly told ESPN.com on Thursday. “Our compliance office is aware of it. Will has a recruiting service that met NCAA rules and we used him in 2010.”

According to a survey by ESPN.com of football coaches, those services usually charge $5,000 or less a year for video and information on recruits.

Kelly was a coach at New Hampshire when Flenory played there.

Flenory said the Oregon package was the only one his company sold because he was warned by the NCAA of potential conflicts.